Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1887-10-27

Shes ~ big hurry" added Joe. will
d glccful chuckle, $50 thoyla lMfncss
ing up Brown pcte, And there isn't bu
onc bcttet trottcr IN the stable -that'l
POtter's sorrcl mare, aud she's n fcg,i
lar ilicr.' For Joc lika most BOYS
was votS h,nd u fast horse, and, be
hg an excellent driver for his years
obtained gratuitous rides and occasion
al quarters by taking occasional pas
scngers TO their different destination
for Mr., Potter
But the arrival 1T the stage, with Mr.
Atherton and one other passenger
small, silent man, who only spoke III
monosylhbles, whose features Tad
could not 'JsilAguish in the gathering
aerkhess-drovc Joe's communication
and the mysterious occupant Of the par,
lor, alike, from his mind, Iill after the
discovery II tie robbery of Mrs. Ma.
sons room, when, as have said, her
husbands 5 sudden reference TO the loss
Of the cloak caused now idea to occur
TO him. which brought the Incident just
narrated freshly to mind, and sent him
rushing from the room. Not only this,
but, growing into an almost certainty
as he hurried along, It added such
speed to his flying feet that on his ar
rival at Pottcr's, in flushed and
heated condition. Tad stumbled almost
head-iirst against the small, silent man
who had been Mr.. Atherton's fellow
passenger, as he was walking the piazza
with a cigar in his mouth. Hastily ex-
cusing himself, Tad burst into the of
flee, where Mr.. Potter, who weighed
nearly three hundred pounds. was sit
ting in his shirt-slccvcs, reading the
Nc,o England Farmer.
"Say, Mr.. Potter gaspcd Tad.
brcathlcssly, show long has Joe been
gone with that son-passengcr- in
the long black cloak?" ttI
"EhP's responded Mr. Potter, look
ingup from his paper aud speaking
with aggrayating dclibcratiou, chow
longP Lcmmc see M'iia.n raising
his voice for the benefit of his wife. in
the other room, chow long that young
Whitney BEN away with that air lady
passenger-thc one in such trcmen-
dous hurry to git TO Middleborrcr?'
Tad. with fcvcrish impaticncc.
awaited the answer. The small man
on the piazza. near the q. N door, must
have been of rather inquisitive nat
ure; for, holding his cigar between his
fingers, and his head little to one
side, he, too, seemed to listen for Mrs.
Pottcr's response.
pretty nigh half n hour" called
Mrs. Potter. through the half-open
door. "Why. who wants to know?n
'Mc-Tad Thorne, Mrs. Potter" ex-
claimed Tad, in an agitated voice, aud
oh, Mr.. Potter! 'front.' YOU have the sor-
rel mare put right in quick. 50 / can
drive of after hcr-I mean him
dressed up in Mrs. Masons cloak. aud
catch 'em before he--she-gcts to Mid
dlcbororn
"Why, what on earth is the matter
with you?' demanded Mrs. Potter, with
some aspcrity, as she bounced into the
office.
"lt's that Forrest 49, his name is
Jones-I mean Edwards" poor Tad
exclaimed. incoherently, "ho's stole
Mr.. Athcrton's handbag. full of
and papers, and dressed up in
Mrs. Masou's clothes aud cloak
"Mr. Pottcr!" interrupted a quick
and somewhat impcrious voice. pro-
cccding from the smoker Of the piazza.
who, iiinging his cigar aside, suddenly
appeared inside the door. "have your
fastest horse put into q light buggy,
and be quick about it!' And in the
voice, as well as its owner, Tad. with
great thrill of Joy, recognized City De-
tcctive Blossom. who. it will be re-
membercd, had caused Mr.. Jones 10
restore the little alligator-skin sachcl
20 Tad.in the streets Of Boston, long
time before ....
"Tell him the sorrcl marc. Mr..
cried Tad, who was wildly
excited; "shc can trot ever 50 much
faster than Brown Pctc-and oh!
please let me 90, tool"
The detective glanced sharply at
Tad, and nodded. "You can 20, he
said, briefly. THE sorrel mare, Mr..
Potter, aud be quick about IT," he
added; and. greatly bcwildercd, Mr.. /
Potter bawled his directions to his |
wife, who repeated them from the back |
window TO the hostlcr, in the stable
Jard.
"How was it?" asked Mr.. Blossom.
N his curt way. as Tad followed him
'ut on the piazza. And Tad succeeded 1
n giving tolerably succinct account
4 the robbery aud leading circum-
.tanccs which had made him almost
positive Us to the 9lilty person.
"Smgrt boy, the detective re-
marked. approyingly, as the buggy
attled round TO the door; Jump inr'
And, springing after Tad, Mr.. Blossom
the reins from the hostler's
lands, chirrupcd TO the solrcl mare,
nd they were OF.
ats u straight road 10 Middlcboro
My one Aiil.Y gaspe'l Tad, whose
i' am WAS almost taken away by the
apflity With ivhich the light buggy /
vas being whirled along behind the
limb!e heels of the sorrcl mare. As
Dng rs hc lives he will never forget
hat night drive over the level, dusty
highway, lined ON either side by the
.onso ping growth peculiar 10 the New
.nglmd States. The moon was
early full. and as IT gradually rose
bovc the trec-tops great patches
I alternate light and shadows were
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